PUBLIC SERVICE
Hon Godson does not consider himself to be a politician. He
believes that he is called to use his political engagements to
serve and to change our communities for the better. Below are
his various public service engagements as a politician and and
as an expert and adviser to those in authority.
- District councillor and deputy chairman of Olechów-Janów district council, Poland 2005-2006.
- Councillor, Lodz City Council 2008-2010.
- Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)- from 2010 - November 2015. (First Black Member in Polish history)
- Chair of the sub-committee on Development of Internet Technology, Committee on innovation and modern technology, Polish Parliament (Sejm)
- Chair, Parliamentary Group for Africa, Polish Parliament (Sejm)
- Chair Polish -Nigerian parliamentary group, Polish Parliament (Sejm)
- Chair Polish -British parliamentary group, Polish Parliament (Sejm)
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, Polish parliament (Sejm)
- Member (observer), Economy Committee, Polish Parliament (Sejm)
- Member- delegate to NATO Parliament.
- Member Polish-Israeli Parliamentary Group, Polish Parliament (Sejm)
- Special Adviser to the Nigeria in the Diaspora Commission - NIDCOM.
- Chairman - Post COVID-19 Economic Committee for Umuahia South LGA of Abia State.
- Member of the Nigerian Federal Government Technical Working Group (TWG) for the preparation of Medium Term National Development Plan 2021-2025 and Nigeria Agenda 2050 (Thematic area: Foreign Policy and International Relations).
- Chairman National Universities Karate Association NUKA.
ROLES IN NGOs
Leadership roles in Civic organizations
- Member, International Advisory Committee of International Disaster Response Network (IDRN)
- Member, Board of Trustees, Partnership for Peace in the Niger Delta (2024 - date)
- Chair of The Advisory Board of Kotler Impact Nigeria (2023-2024)
- Advisor, BPUR International (Ban the Political Use of Religion International) (2021 - date)
- Chairman, Board of Trustees, Nigerian Universities Karate Association (NUKA) (2021 - date)
- Founder and President – John Godson Foundation
- Founder and President – The Christian Social Movement Foundation, Poland
- Founder and President – Partnership for Lodz Foundation, Poland
- Founder and President – The African Institute, Poland
